Ambroise Paré was a French surgeon. Considered as one of the fathers of surgery. He was a leader in surgical techniques and battlefield medicine, especially the treatment of wounds. He was also an anatomist... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 3,391 views

A clip on Harold Gillies; who is considered as the father of plastic surgery. The clip deals with the development of plastic surgery in the First World War. From the BBC documentary: Blood and Guts. ... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months ago • 9,371 views

"The ability to recognize and work with different emotions is fundamental to psychological flexibility and well-being. Neuroscience has contributed to the understanding of the neural bases of emotion,... continue reading

posted by jonny 1 decade 6 years 3 weeks ago • 1,682 views

Very brief description of synaptic transmission.

posted by jonny 1 decade 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,725 views

Using brain images of people listening to short symphonies by an obscure 18th-century composer, a research team from the Stanford University School of Medicine has showed that music engages the areas of... continue reading

posted by oxdottir 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,935 views

"In 1963 a group of scientists from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland Ohio, led by Robert J. White, a neurosurgeon and a professor of neurological surgery who was inspired... continue reading

posted by schmawy 1 decade 6 years 6 months 1 week ago • 4,623 views

This can for some be a controversial or even shocking video. (note: it does show Craig Ewert, a man with an incurable disease, taking medicines that end his life, and is part of a documentary on Sky) ... continue reading

posted by paul4dirt 1 decade 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,303 views

It's cheaper to manufacture cars in Canada because they have a good socialized healthcare system that costs half as much per capita as our capitalist healthcare system.

posted by jwray 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,612 views

Woman had her uterus removed, with fetus, to have life-saving surgery on her unborn child. After the surgery, the uterus and fetus were reimplanted in the mother, and the healthy baby girl was born 2.5... continue reading

posted by RhesusMonk 1 decade 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,084 views

This video was sumbitted to the "I am Darwin" project, which you can read more about at http://www.i-am-darwin.org

posted by BicycleRepairMan 1 decade 6 years 1 week ago • 700 views

Can bee stings cure arthritus, or MS? Meet some people in Taiwan think so...

posted by randeepsamra 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,258 views

John Cleese, master of inciting laughter, travels to India to learn about laughter therapy. He learns that when you 'fake it 'til you make it' your body doesn't know the difference and you benefit from... continue reading

posted by persephone 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,464 views

MRI scanners have greatly enhanced medical imaging. They have contributed enormously to the treatment of many illnesses and injuries. Many people are unaware of the strength of the magnetic field the body... continue reading

posted by snoozedoctor 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 6,446 views

BBC documentary on the "self-experimenters" of early Anesthesia.

posted by snoozedoctor 1 decade 6 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 3,095 views

Alan Russell discusses how to get the body to rebuild itself, and what can be done now, and what will be possible soon.

posted by jonny 1 decade 6 years 8 months 1 week ago • 3,073 views

His name is John Kanzius, and he's a former businessman and radio technician who built a radio wave machine that has cancer researchers so enthusiastic about its potential they're pouring money and effort... continue reading

posted by Brian Houston (dag) 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 2,115 views • 9:48